Quote Originally Posted by Parallel Pain
As for where punching worked, off the top of my head:
Issus
Gaugamela
In both cases a flanking manouver was the decisive move.

Mikatagahara (actually probably 2/5 of all Sengoku Jidai field battles)
Don't know.

Australiz
You mean Austerlitz? The French attack actualy hit what was the allied right wing because most of the allied forces had allready moved SW where they were pinned by Davout between Pratzen and Satschan. Examples for frontal engagements from the Napoleonic Wars would be Waterloo, Borodino, Lingy and the like.

Nevertheless, frontal assaults do work in EB because the AI is hardly fielding any reserves and often has all the better units on the flanks. Once you have punched through the line you are able to envelope both his wings and have your cavalry rushing through the gap to finish his light troops and move at will behind the enemy's line. This very usefull when you are outnumbered but have the better quality troops.